Police say turkey hunter accidentally shot hiker in Missouri
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. WELDON SPRING, Mo. — A hiker was accidentally shot by a turkey hunter Saturday in the St. Louis area, authorities said. The shooting happened on the Lewis and Clark Trail in the Weldon Spring Conservation Area around 12:30 p.m. Saturday, St. Charles County Police Department spokeswoman Val Joyner said. “It sounds like it was just a really bad accident,” Joyner said to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The male hiker was taken to a hospital after the shooting, but his conditi...